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Post by pablosrfivehundred on Sept 14, 2007 1:24:15 GMT -5
have you ever heard the phase "not if but when...."
well it happened tonight while riding home on the FZR600.
pregnant dog wasn't using her turn signals.
10 mph.
new scratches in cases.
new cracks in fairing.
actually my biggest fear almost came true.
legs getting run over buy a big rig.
i pulled them back in time to feel the tire bump my feet.
scary stuff.
needless to say the wife was crying alot. good thing i didn't tell her about my legs almost getting crushed.
the most anoying part. the vent on my helmet on the right side is broken...new helmet coming up.
and to top it off, scuffed up my new jacket.
but i'm good. very very small scrape on the knee and hip. pants ok though. go figure.
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Post by StewRoss on Sept 14, 2007 5:19:56 GMT -5
Hi, Yes mate, they're out to get you! Lucky about the feet! That would not have been nice. The bike repairs usually...my 900 took 31/2 years to go back together. Just finished it today co-incidentally! My last prang, with that 900, was the one that shook me up the most. A young guy in a 4WD who simply didn't look and drove straight across in front of me while I was doing 70kmh...a white flash and then you say something like "oh no" or something else... Another helmet destined for the top of the display cabinet... Cars are flaming hard things! After I got back in one piece again, it took me a fair while to feel slightly confident with cars at intersections again...I still don't trust them, but I can ride through the intersections again. Wakes you up in a big way really! After many years of riding and watching for 'signs' as to what they're thinking and second guessing about what they're about to do, like most riders,...it shows that it all amounts to nothing if someone like 'my guy' simply doesn't look!  So lick your wounds, get the bike back in one piece, and get a new full face helmet. SR  |
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Post by milkman on Sept 14, 2007 7:44:35 GMT -5
did you have leather strides on mate?
I'm really bad at just going for a "quick ride" in regular jeans.
Good to see you're ok.
Especially in LA, where I couldn't believe that every single driver was on their phone, all the time, half of them with a designer dog in their lap (well, it was West Hollywood) in seriously heavy traffic.
You're lucky you're not getting hit more often.
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Post by miker on Sept 14, 2007 8:45:54 GMT -5
Glad you made it, Pablo. I've been lucky so far... and very paranoid.
miker
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Post by pablosrfivehundred on Sept 14, 2007 10:33:15 GMT -5
no leather pants, but seriously thinking about some armor.
the bike is fine to ride. i still had 20 miiles to get home.
i'm taking the thumper to work today. i think the loudness off the supertrapp will help let people know where i'm at.
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Post by tradrockrat on Sept 24, 2007 22:58:06 GMT -5
d**n dude - glad you're OK
where were you riding? - the 10 and the 405 both tried to kill me when I lived out your way.
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